SuSE 9.2 & Netgear WG311T connection problem
Hi,
I recently downloaded the SuSE 9.2 DVD image via FTP, burned it and installed it. Everything seems to be ok. This computer is in a shed without network cable and thus relies entirely on a wireless connection via a Netgear WG311T pci adapter to a linksys 11Mbit access point. It has worked fine in Windows and Fedora core 3 with madwifi drivers, so any problems are not due to interference or weak signal strength. Wireless tools are installed and the Netgear card was detected during installation and configured in YAST (dhcp, wepkey, ssid, channel, mode and rate). It didn't work. I then disabled DHCP for the other ethernet controller (3com gigabit onboard Asus A7V600 motherboard), just to be sure. Still no connection. Here is (hopefully) some relevant info: Using the following kernel: 2.6.8-24-default The sources are also installed. Relevant output of lspci Code:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 80) Code:
Module Size Used by Code:
ath0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"**********" Nickname:"linux" Thanks in advance, JJ |
I'm using a pcmcia Netgear WG511T on Suse 9.2 pro and got it working.
in YaST I set the eth0 connection to "if plugged in" and the ath0 to "hotplugged" what's the output of ifconfig? sometimes the internal wired NIC, which is probably eth0, starts up at boot and won't let the wireless card grab an address. you might also try #ifdown eth0 to manually disable eth0 to see if this is the problem. hope this helps. by the way, you do have green light on the 311T, no? -Costrevs |
Hi,
Thanks for your reply! Here's the output of ifconfig: Code:
ath0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0F:B5:28:C4:DF I have had a look at /var/log/boot.msg and discovered something very weird: Code:
... and then again when entering runlevel 5: Code:
<notice>start services (network) Thanks JJ |
Ok, it seems I've made a silly mistake and unintentionally had every interface setup with iwconfig by activating the wrong script in /etc/sysconfig
I corrected it and iwconfig does not get called on "eth0" and "lo" anymore. But still don't get a connection though, and I still see the following in /var/log/boot.msg Code:
... |
did you give the 311T a default router?
i've heard stories of certain cards not working w/o a default router set in the Yast config. -costrevs |
You mean specifying a default gateway under the routing section in YaST?
I have tried that, but still no connection. Tried deactivating IPv6 and modifying LINKLOCAL_INTERFACES in /etc/sysconfig: Changed it from "eth*[0-9]|rt*[0-9]|wlan[0-9]|ath[0-9]" to "eth*[0-9]|rt*[0-9]|wlan*[0-9]|ath*[0-9]" Didn't work either, allthough to be honest I don't really know why that would have worked anyway. If anyone has any suggestion on what to try next I'd really like to hear it, because I have no idea :) Thanks in advance, JJ |
Well, I've found another solution in the form of re-installing Fedora core 3. Fedora may also not work out of the box, but at least I have a kernel and madwifi drivers on a cdrom that will get it up in a jiffy.
Thanks anyway for the help! JJ |
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